# NTSB MIA66D0494: Piper PA-28, N4585R, Selma, AL, April 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1966
- Place: Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Location: 32.4170° N, 87.0357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4170&lon=-87.0357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0494

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0621  66/4/10    SELMA ALA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N4585R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4585R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4585R-1970-08-18), registration cancelled 1970-08-18, S/N 28-21329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Selma

## Other investigations on N4585R (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA67F0268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0268), Nov 13, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N4585R), Whiteville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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